NR 511 Week 1 Exam; CEA Pre-Clinical Diagnostic Exam - Comprehensive Practice Questions -Answers

Your pa琀椀ent with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by pulmonology and has underwent a pulmonary func琀椀on test (PFT) with spirometry. As the pa琀椀ent's primary healthcare provider, you have been asked to explain the 昀椀ndings of the PFT to the pa琀椀ent in afollow-up visit at which 琀椀me the pa琀椀ent asks what the study was evalua琀椀ng. To describe the PFT to the pa琀椀ent in more useful terms, you state that the large inspira琀椀on of air to the furthest extent they could reasonably accomplish followed by a full exhala琀椀on is referred to as which of the following measurements during the PFT? A -Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1) B -Func琀椀onal Reserve Capacity C -Inspiratory Reserve D -Forced Vital Capacity - CORRECT ANSWER -D -Forced vital capacity Your pa琀椀ent has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the following might you expect to 昀椀nd during examina琀椀on? A -Abdominal striae B -Dowager hump C -Low body temperature D -Moon face - CORRECT ANSWER -B -Dowager hump The nurse prac琀椀琀椀oner's evalua琀椀on of a pa琀椀ent with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 should include which of the following while evalua琀椀ng for end organ dysfunc琀椀on of the disease? A -Renal func琀椀on panel B -Urinalysis C -Non-dilated eye exam D -All of these are appropriate op琀椀ons - CORRECT ANSWER -D -All of these are appropriate op琀椀ons During your visit with a 19 year old pa琀椀ent for a college health physical, your health history includes a diagnosis of angioedema. What of the following parts of the body are were likely involved? A -Isolated to the colon A -BUN/crea琀椀nine ra琀椀o B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin C -Renal biopsy D -Urine sodium - CORRECT ANSWER -B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin While evalua琀椀ng a pa琀椀ent in your clinic for a rou琀椀ne health visit, you auscultate crackles in the poster le昀琀 lower lobe, have the pa琀椀ent cough, with follow-up ausculta琀椀on revealing clear breath sounds. Which one of the following would you suspect? A -Conges琀椀ve heart failure B -Atelectasis C -Laryngospasm D -Bronchiactasis. - CORRECT ANSWER -B -Atelectasis Your 39 year old pa琀椀ent who has recently been hospitalized for an appendectomy and is being seen in your clinic for post-opera琀椀ve follow-up with primary care. On assessment, the pa琀椀ent complains of some incisional pain and otherwise examina琀椀on is normal, with the excep琀椀on of dull percussion sounds noted on the thorax over lung 琀椀ssue. Which of the following diagnoses would be explained by this 昀椀nding in post-opera琀椀ve pa琀椀ent? A -Le昀琀-sided heart failure B -Chronic bronchi琀椀s C -Atelectasis D -Healthy pa琀椀ent with no coexising disease - CORRECT ANSWER -C -Atelectasis You are evalua琀椀ng a 41 year old female pa琀椀ent in your clinic with symptoms of right upper quadrant pain which worsens with deep breathing. The pa琀椀ent exhibits a posi琀椀ve Murphy sign. These 昀椀ndings are most consistent which one of the following? A -Appendici琀椀s B -Cholecys琀椀琀椀s C -Crohn's 昀氀are D -Pancrea琀椀琀椀s - CORRECT ANSWER -B -Cholecys琀椀琀椀s D -Recent oral cor琀椀costeroid therapy - CORRECT ANSWER -B -Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Your 21 year old sexually ac琀椀ve female pa琀椀ent